Cassada, 19, was killed in Afghanistan on Jan. 6 during combat operations in Helmand province. He was in the Junior Reserves Officer Training program at East Henderson High School and enlisted in the Marines.

He received a full military burial in Hendersonville and a funeral procession stretched for blocks through downtown to honor his service.

<p>On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly honored 18 service members from North Carolina who died in Afghanistan and Iraq since the last Memorial Day. </p><p>Rep. Carolyn Justus spoke on behalf of Hendersonville native Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jessie Cassada.</p><p>Cassada, 19, was killed in Afghanistan on Jan. 6 during combat operations in Helmand province. He was in the Junior Reserves Officer Training program at East Henderson High School and enlisted in the Marines.</p><p>He received a full military burial in Hendersonville and a funeral procession stretched for blocks through downtown to honor his service.</p>